Patents by Inventor Hidenori HATTA

Hidenori HATTA has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10889881
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy pipe produced by porthole extrusion includes: Mg at a concentration equal to or higher than 0.7% (mass %, the same applies hereinafter) and lower than 1.5%; Ti at a concentration higher than 0% and equal to or lower than 0.15%; with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. As the unavoidable impurities, Si has a limited concentration of 0.20% or lower, Fe 0.20% or lower, Cu 0.05% or lower, Mn 0.10% or lower, Cr 0.10% or lower, and Zn 0.10% or lower. Difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the Mg concentration in a lengthwise direction of the pipe is 0.2% or lower, and the average crystal grain size in a cross-section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction is 300 ?m or smaller. An aluminum alloy pipe used for piping or hose joints and having excellent strength, corrosion resistance, and processability can be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignees: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ EXTRUSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi Suzuki, Hidenori Hatta, Takumi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 10208370
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy contains, in mass percent, Zn: 2.5% or more and less than 5.0%, Mg: 2.2% or more and 3.0% or less, and Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, Cu: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Cr: 0.03% or less, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, and Mn: 0.03% or less, the remainder being composed of Al and unavoidable impurities. In addition, the tensile strength is 380 MPa or more; the electrical conductivity is 38.0% IACS or more; and the metallographic structure is composed of a recrystallized structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hidenori Hatta, Satoshi Udagawa, Takero Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20180347017
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy material as one aspect of the present disclosure has a chemical composition including: Zn: more than 6.5% (mass %, same applies hereafter) and 8.5% or less; Mg: 0.5% or more and 1.5% or less; Cu: 0.10% or less; Fe: 0.30% or less; Si: 0.30% or less; Mn: less than 0.05%; Cr: less than 0.05%; Zr: 0.05% or more and 0.10% or less; and Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, a balance including Al and inevitable impurities. In the aluminum alloy material, a mass ratio of Zn to Mg (Zn/Mg) is 5 or more and 16 or less, and a metallographic structure includes an equigranular recrystallized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Taichi Suzuki, Hidenori Hatta, Shuhei Shakudo
  • Publication number: 20180237889
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy extruded material having chemical composition that includes Cu by 2.5 to 3.3%, Mg by 1.3 to 2.5%, Ni by 0.50 to 1.3%, Fe by 0.50 to 1.5%, Mn by less than 0.50%, Si by 0.15 to 0.40%, Zr by 0.06 to 0.20%, and Ti by less than 0.05% in mass percentage, and the remaining part that includes Al and inevitable impurities. On a cross-section of the aluminum alloy extruded material, a grain diameter of an intermetallic compound is 20?m or less in equivalent circle diameter; density of an intermetallic compound, whose grain diameter is 0.3 to 20?m in equivalent circle diameter, is 5×103 piece/mm2 or more; and, an average grain diameter of sub-crystal grains is 20?m or less in equivalent circle diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2016
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Yuko Tamada, Hidenori Hatta, Koichi Ishida
  • Publication number: 20180073119
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy pipe produced by porthole extrusion includes: Mg at a concentration equal to or higher than 0.7% (mass %, the same applies hereinafter) and lower than 1.5%; Ti at a concentration higher than 0% and equal to or lower than 0.15%; with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities. As the unavoidable impurities, Si has a limited concentration of 0.20% or lower, Fe 0.20% or lower, Cu 0.05% or lower, Mn 0.10% or lower, Cr 0.10% or lower, and Zn 0.10% or lower. Difference between the maximum value and the minimum value of the Mg concentration in a lengthwise direction of the pipe is 0.2% or lower, and the average crystal grain size in a cross-section perpendicular to the lengthwise direction is 300 ?m or smaller. An aluminum alloy pipe used for piping or hose joints and having excellent strength, corrosion resistance, and processability can be provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Applicants: UACJ CORPORATION, UACJ EXTRUSION CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taichi Suzuki, Hidenori Hatta, Takumi Ishizaka
  • Patent number: 9512510
    Abstract: A high-strength aluminum alloy material having a chemical composition which includes Zn: more than 7.2% (mass %, the same applies hereafter) and 8.7% or less, Mg: 1.3% or more and 2.1% or less, Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, Cr: less than 0.02%, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, Mn: less than 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, is provided. It has a proof stress of 350 MPa or more, and a metallographic structure formed of a recrystallized structure, and L* and b* values, as defined in JIS Z8729 (ISO 7724-1), are 85 or more and 95 or less and 0 or more and 0.8 or less, respectively, as measured after anodization using a sulfuric acid bath.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Hatta
  • Publication number: 20160333453
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy contains, in mass percent, Zn: 2.5% or more and less than 5.0%, Mg: 2.2% or more and 3.0% or less, and Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, Cu: 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Cr: 0.03% or less, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, and Mn: 0.03% or less, the remainder being composed of Al and unavoidable impurities. In addition, the tensile strength is 380 MPa or more; the electrical conductivity is 38.0% IACS or more; and the metallographic structure is composed of a recrystallized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2014
    Publication date: November 17, 2016
    Inventors: Hidenori HATTA, Satoshi UDAGAWA, Takero WATANABE
  • Publication number: 20160186302
    Abstract: An aluminum alloy suitable for anodizing contains, in mass percent, Zn: 5.0% or more and 7.0% or less, Mg: more than 2.2% and 3.0% or less, Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.10% or less, Cr: 0.02% or less, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, Mn: 0.02% or less, and Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, the remainder being composed of Al and unavoidable impurities. The aluminum alloy has a Zn/Mg ratio of 1.7 or more and 3.1 or less, a proof stress of 350 MPa or more and a metallographic structure composed of a recrystallized structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2014
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: UACJ Corporation
    Inventors: Hidenori HATTA, Satoshi UDAGAWA, Takero WATANABE
  • Patent number: 9353431
    Abstract: A high-strength aluminum material having a chemical composition which includes Zn: more than 7.2% (mass %, the same applies hereafter) and 8.7% or less, Mg: 1.3% or more and 2.1% or less, Cu: less than 0.50%, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, Mn: less than 0.05%, Cr: 0.20% or less; Zr: less than 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, is provided. It has a proof stress of 350 MPa or more, and a metallographic structure formed of a recrystallized structure. The recrystallized structure is comprised of crystal grains having an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or less, and a crystal grain length in a direction parallel to a hot working direction is 0.5 to 4 times as long as a crystal grain length in a direction perpendicular to the hot working direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2016
    Assignee: UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Hatta
  • Publication number: 20150059934
    Abstract: An Al—Zn—Mg—Cu-based high-strength aluminum alloy thin extruded shape has a yield strength of 700 MPa or more. The high-strength aluminum alloy thin extruded shape includes 9.0 to 13.0 mass % of Zn, 2.0 to 3.0 mass % of Mg, 1.0 to 2.0 mass % of Cu, and 0.05 to 0.3 mass % of Zr, with the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, fine precipitates having a circle equivalent diameter of 5 to 20 nm being dispersed in a crystal grain of the extruded shape in a number of 4000 to 6000 per ?m2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2014
    Publication date: March 5, 2015
    Inventors: Yoshifumi SHINZATO, Hidenori HATTA
  • Publication number: 20140246127
    Abstract: A high-strength aluminum alloy material having a chemical composition which includes Zn: more than 7.2% (mass %, the same applies hereafter) and 8.7% or less, Mg: 1.3% or more and 2.1% or less, Cu: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, Zr: 0.01% or more and 0.10% or less, Cr: less than 0.02%, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, Mn: less than 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, is provided. It has a proof stress of 350 MPa or more, and a metallographic structure formed of a recrystallized structure, and L* and b* values, as defined in JIS Z8729 (ISO 7724-1), are 85 or more and 95 or less and 0 or more and 0.8 or less, respectively, as measured after anodization using a sulfuric acid bath.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Hatta
  • Publication number: 20140124103
    Abstract: A high-strength aluminum material having a chemical composition which includes Zn: more than 7.2% (mass %, the same applies hereafter) and 8.7% or less, Mg: 1.3% or more and 2.1% or less, Cu: less than 0.50%, Fe: 0.30% or less, Si: 0.30% or less, Mn: less than 0.05%, Cr: 0.20% or less; Zr: less than 0.05%, Ti: 0.001% or more and 0.05% or less, the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities, is provided. It has a proof stress of 350 MPa or more, and a metallographic structure formed of a recrystallized structure. The recrystallized structure is comprised of crystal grains having an average particle diameter of 500 ?m or less, and a crystal grain length in a direction parallel to a hot working direction is 0.5 to 4 times as long as a crystal grain length in a direction perpendicular to the hot working direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: UACJ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hidenori Hatta
  • Publication number: 20140096878
    Abstract: A high-strength aluminum alloy extruded material contains Si: 0.70 to 1.3 mass %; Mg: 0.45 to 1.2 mass %; Cu: 0.15 to less than 0.40 mass %; Mn: 0.10 to 0.40 mass %; Cr: more than 0 to 0.06 mass %; Zr: 0.05 to 0.20 mass %; Ti: 0.005 to 0.15 mass %, Fe: 0.30 mass % or less; V: 0.01 mass % or less; the balance being Al and unavoidable impurities Crystallized products in the alloy have a particle diameter of a is 5 ?m or less. Furthermore, an area ratio of a fibrous structure in a cross section parallel to an extruding direction during hot extrusion is 95% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2013
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO LIGHT METAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Hidenori HATTA, Takero WATANABE